Learnig and Special Education For Handicapped
Occupational Therapy
Vocational School of Kocaeli Health Services
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learnig and Special Education For Handicapped | IUP101 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 1 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Begüm ÇAPA TAYYARE
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the basic concepts of special education and children with special needs and the relationship between them.
2) Classify the children with special needs.
3) Identify and explain the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
4) Propose suggestions to families of children with special needs.
5) Explain the needs to be considered in the education of children with special needs.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||
| 1 | Middle | No relation | Low | Low | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Low | Middle | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | High | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| 4 | Low | High | High | Low | No relation | |
| 5 | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
In this course, students are acknowledged on children with special needs and special education, basic principles of special education, reasons of disabilities, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, the characteristic and education of the children with intellectual disability, physical disability, speech and language disorder, learning disabilities, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, autistic disorder, emotional and behavioral disorders, vision disability, hearing disability and severely handicapped, learning and teaching strategies, teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice, teaching materials and tools and working with families.
Weekly Schedule
1) Children with special needs and special education2) The basic principles of special education
3) Reasons of disabilities
4) The importance of early diagnosis and treatment
5) Intellectual disabilities: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice
6) Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice.
7) Emotional and behavioral disorders and strategies to cope with these situations.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Autistic disorders: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice
10) Learning disabilities: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice
11) Vision and hearing disabilities: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice.
12) Severe multiple disabilities: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship with practice.
13) Speech and language disorders: Teaching methods and techniques and their relationship between practice.
14) Teaching materials and tools.
15) Working with families.
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- “Özel Eğitim”, Ed. Süleyman ERİPEK, Anadolu Üni. Yay.
2- “Farklı Gelişen Çocuklar”, Ed. Adnan KULAKSIZOĞLU, Epsilon Yay.
3- “Zeka Geriliği”, Süleyman ERİPEK, Kök yay.
4- Otizm ve Otistik Çocuklar”, Nilüfer DARICA, Ülkü ABİDOĞLU ve Şebnem GÜMÜŞÇÜ, Özgür Yay.
5- Özel Gereksinimli Çocuk Zihinsel ve Duygusal Gelişim”, Stanley I. GREENSPAN, Özgür Yay.
6- Çocukta Dil ve Kavram Gelişimi”, Ed. Seyhun TOPBAŞ, Anadolu Üni. Yay
7- “Özel Eğitimde Yanlışsız Öğretim Yöntemleri”, Elif TEKİN-İFTAR, Gönül KIRCAALİ-İFTAR, Nobel Yay.
8- “Öğrenme Güçlüklerini Erken Tespit Etmek”, Karlheinz BARTH, İlya Yay.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
3) Modelling
4) Case Study
5) Lab / Workshop
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required